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as regards girls that the trustees of the reform
ScnCol 1or boys have with relation TO boys.
FAyORS THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.

OIluge at the eastern terminus OF Pennsylvania
avenue across the Eastern branch OF the Potomac.
ne SAID that as the House bill authorizing the con-
structlOn or such bridge and making an apprO-
pTIaIun IneLeIOr mad been favOrably reported, the
dered.
BILLS To BE FAVORABLY REPORTED TO THE House.
The House District committee to-day authorized
favorable reports upon the bills for an additional
associate justice and an additional term OF the
Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia, and TO
provide for the compilation OF the laws OF the
District and the appointment Of court reporter.
The liquor license bill was discussed, but action
was postponed until the next meeting OF the COM
m1ttee, Which Will be on Thursday. Bill 9O13, In
cooperating a safe deposit company, was author
lied to be reported favorably, with amendments
in the way OF safeguards for the public.
BILL TO TRANSFER THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Morgan introduced q
bill to transfer the signal service to the agricul-
tural department.
CORNSTALKS IN TIE ARTS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Platt, from the commit
tee on patents, reported favorably bill directing
the Secretary OF the Interior to extend letters
patent, issued to VIM. NJ. Bryant, of the District,
formerly OF Alexandria, Va, '.for improvement 10
preparing the plth OF cOrnStalks for use In tne
arts" Tor the term OF seventeen years.
REMISSION OF TAXES.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Vance introduced bill
to exempt from taxation and to remit all taxes
hitherto assessed upon it, lot 16 in square PAT, OF
this city, owned and occupied by the Sisters Of the
Holy Cross, and all buildings and grounds or prop
erty appurtenant thereto. Referred to the DIS
Lnct committee.
Capitol Topics.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH ESTIMATES
The Secretary OF the Treasury has transmitted
to Congress q communication from w. P. Dun
woody, secretary OF the national board Of health,
containing estimates for the salaries and expenses
OF that board for the fiscal year ending June goth,
,n,Hp f1,.,tr Tod
estimates are as follows: For pay of members and
secretary, $4,000; for clerk and messenger, $500;
TOR rent, fuel, kilograms etc, $780, Total, 900
For Ehe curreat year only the sum Of $42466 was
apprqpItOted. The law creating the board has not
been repealed. Congress signitied its unwilling
ness TO continue it by simply refusing to make the
necessary appropriations.
NEW VESSELS FOR THE NAVY.
Mr.. Thomas introduced a bill in the House yes
terday authorizing the construction OF two steel
cruisers of about 1900 tons displacement, OF the
type of "Cruiser No. l." at cost, exclusive OF
armament, OF not more than 81 300 600 each; five
steel gunboats OF the type of ''gunboat No. at
cost exclusive OF armament, OF not more than
$4,000 each, and six steel torpedo boats, having
q maximum speed OF not less than twenty-fOur
knots per hour, to cost, exclusive of armament.
100000 each. An appropriation OF $500, 900 ts
made by the bill.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
was taken up in the House yesterday afternoon.
4 proposition to appropriate lump sum OF money
to be expended at the discretion OF the Secretary
OF War was rejected. A proposition by Mr. Hep
burn to exclude the Mississippi and Missouri river
commissions from any authority as To the eXpen-
ditureS was rejected by vote OF z to 157. Pend
ing vote upon an amendment offered by Mr.. La
Toilette, providing that the money be expended
under the direction OF the President the House ad-
journed, having made no progress whatever with
the bill
ELEVATORS IN THE NEW PENSION BUILDING.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has trans
mitted to the Senate estimates from the Secretary
of the Interior amounting to S15,4OO for the con-
structon OF two elevators In the new pension Office
building.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE INTERIOR DEPART
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day transmitted
to the Senate estimates amounting to $13O 1853 for
the contingent expenses Of the various bureaus of
the Interior department for the next fiscal year.
The largest estimate is 81, ,604 for the Pension
Office and the smallest s374 for the railroad Office.
THE ENLISTED MEMS RETIRED LIST.
The Secretary OF War to-day sent to the House,
with an endorsement noting his disapprOval, a pc
tit1on by enlisted men asking that the act author
fZing retired list for privates and nOn-cOmmiS-
stoned officers be amended as to reduce the
period OF service to twenty-f1v years.
FINANCIAL MEASURES.
Treasurer Jordan and Controller Trenholm were
ing, and were questioned at length upon the prob
able eject Of the passage Of three financial meas
ures now before the committee. These are the
Beck BILL for the retirement OF legal tender and
national bank notes of small denominations and
the Issue OF coin certificates; the Adrfch bill, to
provide for the reduction Of interest The bonded
debt; and the Mcpherson bill, TO authorize the
reduction OF United States bonds and OF the cir
culatiOn of national banks.
NOTES.
Senator FarWell, OF Illinois, was sworn in to-
day. His daughter, Mrs. Reginald Dekoven, OF
Chicago, and her husband, witnessed the cere-
mOny from the gallery.
The delegates to the WOman'S Suffrage conven-
ton occupied seats In the senate galleries to-day
port on the woman suffrage resolution would be
called up.
Mr.. Belmont introduced resolution in the
House yesterday calling upon the President for
the correspondence between this government and
the British government concerning the fishery
troubles.